Bill and Ruth Lucas

This article is about the joint life and works of Bill and Ruth Lucas. See also separate article on Bill Lucas (architect)
"Ruth Lucas" redirects here. For the United States Air Force officer, see Ruth A. Lucas.

Bill (1924–2001) and Ruth (born 1926) Lucas (née Harvey) were a husband and wife duo who together were accomplished Australian architects based in Sydney, best known for designing The Glass House (also known as the Lucas House[1]) in Castlecrag as their own private residence.[2] As an architect, educator, furniture designer, set designer, innovator, and utopian, Bill was involved in over 20 projects in both Castlecrag and later Paddington.[2] Both Bill and Ruth were described as "very good architects in the modern movement in Australia" by Pritzker Architecture Prize 2002 Laureate, Glenn Murcutt.[3]

  1. ^ Sydney Architecture. Sydney Architecture Images – Northern Suburbs. Retrieved 13 April 2011, from http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/NOR/NOR08.htm
  2. ^ a b Myers, P Lewis, R Lucas, D & Lucas, A. 2002. 'Obituary', Architecture Australia, vol. 91, no.6, p.82. Retrieved 11 April 2011, from http://www.archaust.com/aa/aaissue.php?issueid=200211&article=30&typeon=3 Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Murcutt, Glenn. 2002. 'The Prizker Architecture Prize: Glenn Murcutt 2002 Laureate Acceptance Speech', p.2. Retrieved 14 April 2011 from "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)